Should I enable iTunes match on my iPhone?

So, I finally gave in and got itunes Match. Mostly because I wanted to have my library available on my ATV2. It worked good, but now wondering if it's worth it to enable it on my iphone 4s? I already have my entire library on it. What happens to the music that's already on there? I'm a little hesitant to pull the switch. Thoughts?

If you already have your entire music collection on your phone, it doesn't make sense to activate itunes match on it, since it will erase all your tracks, and songs will be downloaded on demand, as you want to listen. You can, however, activate itunes match and, after all your music gets erased, transfer it again to the phone via itunes... but i don't know if this makes sense (it kinda defeats the purpose of itunes match).
itunes match is very useful in the scenario that your entire music collection doesn't fit in your device's memory, because you can have all your music available, despite the fact that you don't have enough memory to have it stored (you need an internet connection, though).
But... in your particular case, you may want to free up some space to store more apps, load some movies or photos, so, you can activate itunes match to have more space for that, but without sacrificing the availability of your entire music library.

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